in his speech at the un general assembly, palestinian president abbas renews his bid for united nations membership. >> the german chancellor makes a rare appearance at a parliamentary inquiry to deny errors were made over a controversial nuclear waste site. >> from germany to china, in prison dissident's show ingenuity in communicating their thoughts and feelings to the outside world -- imprisoned dissidents showed ingenuity in communicating their thoughts and feelings to the outside world. the israeli-palestinian conflict has been one of the central topics on the agenda at the united nations general assembly in new york. both palestinian authority president abbas and israeli prime minister netanyahu and addressed the delegates. >> after failing to secure full member status last year, abbas has set his sights on gaining recognition as a non-member state this time around. despite the move, angering israel, abbas said this could be the last chance for peace. >> we realize that the progress toward making peace is through negotiations between the palestinian liberation organization and list

host: what does this have to do with the role of the united nations? caller: if he does not have the guts to stand up for this country, what makes you think he would be suitable to be president of the united states? host: here's thomas on the line. caller: i think the u.n. is doing a decent job. it is an enormous task they are undertaking. the bigger problem is our relationship with israel. we let them dictate to us on everything. the republicans are lining because obama will not meet with benjamin netanyahu. benjamin netanyahu got 42% of the vote in the last election in israel. most israelis don't want him. he's a warmonger who wants to get us involved in a war with iran if we don't wake up. host: this call from massachusetts. caller: thanks for taking my call. my comment is almost the same as the previous caller about benjamin netanyahu. president obama on "60 minutes" pressure.'s no he said that he would block it out when he makes decisions for the united states. that's the wrong answer. think the prime minister should be pressuring the president of

the israeli-palestinian conflict has been one of the central topics on the agenda at the united nations general assembly in new york. both palestinian authority president abbas and israeli prime minister netanyahu and addressed the delegates. >> after failing to secure full member status last year, abbas has set his sights on gaining recognition as a non-member state this time around. despite the move, angering israel, abbas said this could be the last chance for peace. >> we realize that the progress toward making peace is through negotiations between the palestinian liberation organization and listen -- and israel. by the complexities of the prevailing reality and the frustrations that abound, we say to the international community that there is still a chance -- maybe the last -- to save the two-state solution and to salvage peace. >> netanyahu spent most of his speech warning of nuclear-armed iran. we will have more on that later, but earlier, netanyahu denounced radical islam and the threat it poses to israel and the outside world. >> he also made mention of jewish settlement and th

if the united nations decides to use military force, then we will go along with the united nations becausere also -- [ all talking at once ] >> america has made this u.n. worthless. america has made a statement that we will not -- >> obama -- >> obama has said so. that's it. >> obama is tossing this load right over to united nations,he not? >> no money. >> no. >> he said the united nations will take care of it in so many words about. >> no, that's not what he said. >> we're members of the united nations. >> he was clearly saying what the united states would do, not what the united nations would do. >> is this physics or optics on the part of netanyahu? >> it's physicsp. >> it's also optics. >> of course. because when you have something that look hikes an atomic bomb and smells like an atomic bomb and can blow you up, it no longer becomes optics. >> didn't you say at the beginning this suddenly emerges as a big what, edge of the election issue? >> if it failed, it failed. john stewart had the perfect approach on him in the cartoowas silly. >> they kicked it over into the new year. the whole

he saks before the united nations.e're used to ahmadinejad's bluster. do you think he can really incite more ill will? >> oh, yes. he's quite capable of that. that's his forte. d, of course, he threatens to destroy israel on a regular basis. i'm not sure whether he'll do it again this time. but it's typical of him that he -- he in that piers morgan interview would turn it around and claim that it's israel that's threatening to destroy iran, which, of course, is hardly the case. it's the pot calling the kettle black. but i think what's important about ahmadinejad's performance this time around, because he comes here every year and gets the attention of the media, is that he's -- he's basically finished. he doesn't have any real power in iran anymore. there'll be a new president elected in a year or so. it's become very clear that the supreme leader has basically made a decision that he's out -- ahmadinejad has outlived his usefulness. so he really doesn't hold much sway. he's a lot of hot air these days but nothing much

, that's divide the united nations. so i think that's where there probably could have been some more. >> quick comments? >> i think if you were listening -- an american audience will find plenty to criticize. it was weak for an american audience. at an internationalist, i take more heart from it. there was a reassurance that america remains engaged in the world. he was careful not to point fingers although obviously condemning the killing of ambassador stevens, there was no pointing of fingers at the leaders of muslim states in which there were protests at the american embassy which was smart diplomacy. >> we have to let that be the last word. thank you so much for coming in. and we are going to take a quick break. p mitt romney is coming up with a speech. thomas roberts will pick up our coverage. you're not using too much are you, hon? ♪ nope. [ female announcer ] charmin ultra soft is so soft you'll have to remind your family they can use less. charmin ultra soft is made with extra cushions that are soft and more abso

the united nations lax the efficiency to bring about the required changes. if this inefficiency continues, nations will lose hold in the global structure to defend their rights. if the united nations is in the spirit of collective global cooperation -- and the -- will be damaged. the united nations [inaudible] institution of the universal rights has in practice been -- gone by discrimination for the domination of a few powerful countries. consequently u.n. inefficiency has been on the rise. more so the veto rights and power in the security council has made it nearly impossible to defend the rights of the nation. the issue of the u.n. restructuring is vital. and the need that has been emphasized time and again. a goal that hoss not yet been accomplished. i would like to urge the united nations and the secretary general and his colleagues to place this issue high on their agenda and did advise an appropriate mechanism to make it happen. the underlying movement stands ready to aid them in this endeavor. mr. president, friends and colleagues, create in peace and

nation. the united states as the host country of the united nations has no control over who speaks.his infuriates daniel mariaschin. new york senator kirsten jigill gra brand wants to make things harder. the talk back question for you today, should the united nations impose limits on the iranian leader's speech? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. your comments later this hour. >>> parents are used to their children bringing home, you know, school work. but probably not this. the so-called morning after pill known as plan b. school officials, well, some of them, are going to start to hand them out to students. the ones who inspire us, the ones who make us laugh, the ones with the strong shoulder to lean on, the ones we're named after, and the ones named after us. it takes all kinds of good to make a family. at new york life, everything we do is to help you keep good going. >>> good monday morning. i'm carol costello. stories we're watching right now in the "newsroom" at 30 minutes past the hour. opening bell on wall street rang just seconds ago. after a mixed week on wall

they give him a forum at united nations. he goes in and talks openly to reporters and forums about wiping israel off the map and new world order to get rid of zionists. that incredible inflammatory speech under any circumstance. why does the u.n. give people like that a forum to express really provocative language and threaten another country? >> to them, there is a couple of ways you can look at it. a darker view, these are views that people don't agree with. it goes back to the idea if you are not going to set a standard and pass judgment, of course, you can speak. he is no different than anybody else. u.n. has an high bar for anti-semitism. i think they exceeded it with mahmoud ahmadinejad speaking on the holiest jewish day of the year, i was under whemd by his speech. you are have to lean back, he nailed it. i think he missed the mark. >> what was the most shocking thing in making the film "you and me." >> you are blown away and shocked at every turn. i knew it was bad. i didn't know how deep it went. one moment on a ser

necessary to prevent iran from getting nuclear arms. >> ahmadinejad used his final appearance on the united nationstage to criticize israel once again. >> continued threats by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action are a bitter reality in my great country. >> western nations, which accused iran of developing nuclear weapons, usually walk out during his speeches, but the seats filled up with this man took the stage -- the egyptian president addressed the assembly on the need for international negotiations rather than military intervention in syria. >> we need a solution that preserves the unity of this brotherly state, involves all factions of the syrian people without mitchell, religious, or sectarian division. >> he also said it was outrageous that palestinians are still being denied their right to an independent state. the dig at israel was no doubt appreciated by iran. >> for more, we go now to our correspondent, who is standing by at the un general assembly. tough talk from a mood ahmadinejad in his final address as iranian president, but nothing new, really. >> the question is h

i think you said it, you have a very large block of the united nations made up of arab nations. until their dying days, they will fight anything which they view as helping the state of israel. if you are asking me why the arabs are anti-jewish, why that is, it is the same. you have to go into the arab psyche. a lot of it comes from jealousy. they look at a small country of 6 million people and they see a tremendous success. you look anywhere else and you see nothing else but failure. they have more people come up more money. they wonder, why not us? a lot of it is cultural. that is a big part of it. they have a long way to go. if we want to have a safer world, they have to join the kennedy. -- moderntiy. host: who is she and why did you use? guest: jody williams won the nobel peace prize. she came to my attention because she was asked by the human rights council to go to sudan and come up with a report. they all knew what was going on. they needed a report. they chose her. they did not do much due diligence. what she is a bit crazy, i love her for that, she speaks the truth. she

live to the united nations.nt obama getting ready for a global address in just a few minutes. he'll speak to delegates and fellow world leaders at the united nations. at the top of his mind, the rising violence in the middle east. >>> monday night debacle. a lot of upset football fans after the seahawks get a controversial win over the green bay packers. did the replace amecement refs this touchdown call right? >>> lynyrd skynyrd known for using the confederate flag during their concerts. they might be changing their tune again. >>> and it's one of the most important tools for a young mind a proper lunch. but now complaints are growing. does michelle obama's initiative give students enough to eat at school? "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning. thank you so much for being with us. i'm carol costello. we begin this hour with president obama about to face two very different audiences. just minutes from now the president will address the united nations general assembly, but it's not just world leaders who will b

supporting the united nations in promoting the rule of law continues to be a huge challenge. i call for the nations to recognize the compulsory jurisdiction and for non-member countries of the law of the sea to join at an early date. there are still a number of disputes in many parts of the world. it is a philosophy of the charter of united nations as a shared principal in the international community to settle disputes in a peaceful matter based on international law. japan, under any circumstance, is determined to comply with the principal and seeks it based on international law. the world should pay more attention to the role of the -- the role the institution can play. still in a tumultuous whirlpool, though they are moving toward an establishment of democracy. and japan will continue to support democratization. they continue violence and oppression in syria as well from the perspective of the rule of law. japan strongly condemns the attacks in syria robbing tens of thousands of innocent citizens and journalists, including a japanese journalist. there is more pressure on the

before that, president obama at the united nations. he spoke about the killing of four americans in libya. the national institutes of health budget could be cut by 8% as a result of automatic spending cuts scheduled for january. the head of the national cancer institute says that you as research could fall behind europe and asia as a result in cuts. he spoke at the national press club today in washington. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the national press club warning newsmaker program. i will be the moderator for today. i have my own public affairs firm. it has been a pleasure to work with the national cancer institute to bring in our guest. we are very lucky to have him. we will be talking about, of course, cancer and our ability to cure cancer. i will introduce the doctor, but give you some ground rules first. he will speak for about 15 or 20 minutes. at the end of that, we would like to have questions. we asked reporters to go first. i will repeat the question and we will identify your news outlet. anyone from other groups tha

is that a fair characterization of the united nations peace keeping organizations? >> i would have chosen different words. some of the points he make -- and perhaps i should ask the question when we talk of united u.n. in this context, who are we talking about? is it the member states who take the decisions, who give us a mandate, who give us a resources required to carry-on the mandate or sometimes not give us a resources to carry-on the mandate or we are talking of the secretary of general. because the u.n. is us. your government and mine. used to say that we often refer to the secretary general as sg for short. it doesn't stand for secretary general. it stands for a scapegoat. [laughter] there's a scapegoat action. exactly. there is a scapegoat function of the u.n. but member states and the media have to be very careful not to dump so much that we wouldn't even be useful as an alibi because really when we talk of the failures of somalia, of rwanda, of boss bosnia, and try to explain in the book the difficulties we have, the unwillingness of governments. we made mi

it would have been a disaster for the united nations. i know that the time americans were upset that the u.n. and the council had not supported the war but i think today many americans understand why and perhaps appreciate the council and the u.n. took the right decision. >> host: what was the tone of your conversations with president bush at the end there? >> guest: he was determined to take action. he was determined to ensure that saddam hussein does not give the u.n. and international community the run around anymore, so he was absolutely determined. he was taking the right decision. >> host: was he angry? >> guest: no, he was -- but i wouldn't say he was angry in the cumbre stations with me. >> host: let's talk about peacekeeping. it something you have spent a lot of time in the book on as well and it's something you have spent a lot of time on in your career before you were secretary-general. you were head of the peacekeeping operation. a review of your book by "the washington post" by david ignatius called your book to study in the

a million years it never would pass, and i think that you have a very large block of the united nations made up of arab nations and they will to their dying days fight anything which they grew is helping the state of israel and in fact their agenda of being antiisrael almost dominates the agenda. if you're asking me, you know, why the arabs are -- and they are antijewish, not just antiisrael, why that is, it's tough to say. you really have to go into the arab psyche. i a lot of it comes from jealousy, i think that they look at a small little country of 6 million people in the state of israel and they see a tremendous success and you look anywhere else in the region and you see nothing but abysmal failure, yet they have more people, more money, and they wonder why not us, and i think of it stems from that. a lot of it is cultural. that's a big part of it. they have a long way for them to go for them to join modernity, and if we want to have a safer world the arab world has to join modernity. host: the last clip is with joy williams but before we do that who is she and why did you use her

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we begin today with the united nations general. nations general assembly that kicked off today in new york city president obama took to the stage and spoke out on several foreign policy issues reiterating his message of freedom throughout the middle east he spoke about the inspiration of the arab spring and the power of the people to take to the streets to topple dictators depends on the freedom of citizens to speak their minds and assemble without fear and on the rule of law and due process that guarantees the rights of all people in other words true democracy real freedom is hard work those in power have to resist the temptation to crackdown on dissidents. well president obama went on to say that the regime of syrian president bashar al assad must come to an end and that the u.s. which is willing to take action to ensure that the transition happens people everywhere long for the freedom to determine their destiny the dignity that comes with work the comfort that comes with faith and the justice that exists when governments serve

but one of the purposes of the united nations is to see that we harness the power for peace so obama is pretty much taking that yahoo's wishes pretty seriously we already know where romney stands on the issue why is it that the u.s. has such a why is it that israel has such a heavy influence on such a delicate issue well there's two parts to that question one has to do with this moment where in election cycle everything's about the election and bibi netanyahu the prime minister of israel seems to think that he has the right to weigh in on our elections and say who he wants he clearly wants to elect romney he thinks that romney's going to do a better job in fact all the israeli leaders have actually said that there has been no u.s. leader who has been more supportive of israel than president obama despite the occasional little squabble between the two leaders you know in terms of style but substantively this is all about the election so. bibi netanyahu statements were what he thinks were going to help the campaign of the of the romney campaign in fact i think a lot of people in this c

for a meeting of the united nations but he didn't go directly to the united nations.abc and taped a session of "the view." while holding zero one on one meetings with foreign leaders. does he have his priorities straight or was that a big mistake? we'll knock that around a little bit. and a whole lot more here on the "full court press." but first today's latest, we start out with a current news update lisa ferguson standing by in los angeles. hi lisa, it's all yours. >> hey bill, good morning everyone. we're starting to hear a little bit more from mitt romney on taxes. more on his own tax returns from 2011 and more on his tax plan for the rest of america. but talking points memo is pointing out this morning the more details romney reveals about his tax plan, the more obvious it becomes that it is mathematically impossible. recently on "60 minutes," romney claimed that by cutting tax rates and closing loopholes tax burdens would stay the same for the rich and would go down for the middle class all without raising the deficit. while even conservative economists cannot m

treated with a lot of humor you know we've seen a lot of different props being pulled out at the united nations over the years like you mention but this is definitely something you know when i think about the definition of the word perfection this cartoon visual prop that netanyahu pulled out is definitely something quite curious and you know it's interesting there's been a lot of build up to his speech he was telling reporters to kind of pay attention that it's going to be very newsworthy he was reportedly very proud that none of the speech was leaked we also heard that he took as much as twenty hours a day in the days leading up to this speech to prepare it himself and then he comes out on this world podium you know pulls out this cartoon with a little you know star like use at the end of it and tries to have the international community take this seriously and of course criticism has been flying people are saying you know. if you're a politician trying to make a point please refrain from bringing these cartoons over to the united nations but you know the good thing i guess for netanyahu here

faith on each of the candidates. >>> coming up the filmmaker who says he is not surprised the united nationsplatform to spew his message of hate this past week. he explains why. that is next. for 30 some yearsy different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>. >>> new do documentary called you and me takes a look at inner works of united nations and it exposes as a haven for chaos. it refuses to define or even fight terrorism. >> u.n. member states have not been able to agree on definition of terrorism. >> definition of terrorism is very difficult thing. >> my own view quite frankly, terrorism is like pornography, you know what you see it. >> we have a defending right here. >> you can take it to them and show the general assembly. >> i'm sure they know the webster defending and it appears in other dictionaries. >> problem is defending that can be agreed to by

let me remind you that the veto is part of the united nations chapter, it's part of the international law embodied in its most important instrument. and the veto right for the members of the security council was the proposal of the united states of america, in san francisco conference. and the americans refused to create a united nations organizations without this provision. so veto is part of international law. the founding fathers of the united nations -- >> rose: i understand, i understand. >> -- agreed that unless the five government members see eye to eye, the decisions would not be workable. >> rose: i agree with that. but i mean, i am also asking, do you ever consider the fact that in this case you are very much on the wrong side of history. >> well you can only judge when history evolves. and we're no watching history in the making. when my good friend colin powell. >> rose: colin powell. >> was shaking this vial with some white powder in the security council, the americans were telling us, unless we authorize the use of force against iraq, we would be on the wrong part of his

well this is a food united nations must be honest. and direct lease must be honest for its own fundamentals they have to come down and the loans which i take into a civil context and actually again years ago it was a very it's true that it was conduct but not all will cause us to act against al qaeda and global true. democracy politics freedom from the so to this ridiculous focus right now to pretty close. and all of. those islands and al qaeda. is the poster. right let's leave it right there thank you very much mr readdy. a turkish reader now in syria from damascus with us. now the latest financial blow to the e.u. comes from moody's or the rating agency has changed the blocks outlook from stable to negative warning it faces being downgraded moody's said the decision reflected the issues the easy budget contributors are dealing with earlier this year the ratings of germany france britain and evelyn's were also switched to a negative out though that's despite relentlessly ting's between the e.u. leaders which have so far failed to del

i spoke with him at his hotel during his visit to the united nations general assembly. here's that conversation. mr. president, thank you very much for taking time out of a very busy schedule, having just arrived in new york and welcome back to america. >> ( translated ): thank you very much. >> rose: what do you hope to accomplish here? >> ( translated ): first of all, i'd like to salute the viewers through this program in order to thank you for this interview and this opportunity and i'm not new or a stranger to the united states and the united states society. i lived when i was a young student between 1978 and '85 in the united states. these were student days and these were good days and my family was with me. i want the relationship between the two peoples of the united states and egypt to reach the highest levels of communication and love and respect. respect, mutual respect. this is a message that i want to be clear, very clear, for the egyptian people and they know that and they love this and for the american people. i hope that this visit is the beginning of a r

league school is actually barack obama president of the united states of america there are the schoolyard bullies you'd like to think that all the nations of the world are equal but it's the united states that pays twenty five percent of the bill here and the united states can decide for example if your you have to be from iran forty of your diplomats can't come because we won't give you reason so there is a bullying process that's going on here the mean kids may think they run the show they're the ones that are the most superficial as well so we're always hearing these false promises and and statements made and a lot of rhetoric going on that's why a coalition of countries is holding the iranian government while the popular kids try to create outsiders the bad guys are having none of it and fight right back to the bad kids you know in iran aman to enjoy the. others that chavez's and those that always seem to make statements that that embarrass others or are that others walk out on this show you kids make up the bulk of the school but go largely ignored the general assembly the largest class unlike the security council attended by the l

he arrived at the united nations 40 minutes ago. reporters asked him when he entered the building what he would say today, he responded simply saying, listen to my speech. as you rightly pointed out it is expected he will specifically address red lines where they need to be drawn, just how much further iran is going to be allowed to go and in developing its nuclear program, a program that many believe is on its way to the development of a nuclear bomb. insider traveling with the prime minister's plane has told israeli media that the remarks by the prime minister not expected to conflict with the position of president obama, at least not publicly and that the u.s. and israeli governments do share a common goal. and i should say this too. the israeli prime minister, before embarking to the united states, made remarks briefly yesterday on the holiest day, right before the holiest day in the jewish calendar, yom kippur. he said this speaking about mahmoud ahmadinejad speaking at the united nations on that very same day. and i quote. on

while just across town at the united nations, president obama spoke before the united nations general assembly. it was his final u.n. address of this term. and the problems in and around the middle east dominated both speeches as the president and governor romney addressed everything from iran's nuclear program to the attack that killed our ambassador in libya. ed henry is our chief white house correspondent and toking president obama. both men really duking it out on foreign policy all of a sudden. >> that's right. one city, two candidates and two different visions. it's clear that mitt romney is charging that the president is sitting on the side line, not active enough in the middle east. the president, as you noted, his suggestion is look, you can't dictate the facts on the ground in the middle east. some of this has to play out. where we see that most acutely is on iran where mitt romney is suggesting we should be more aggressive, maybe use military action. the president today said give sanctions some more time to work. although he added this caveat. >> that's why a coalition of c

s while and who is asking the united nations to create a buffer zone sparking fears of foreign intervention join me for a sneer in a few moments for an update. and a separatist to make the running as economic and social problems dominate regional elections with voting underway in one of those mainly french speaking back. it's eleven pm here in moscow you're watching r t with me let's say the latest financial blow to the e.u. comes from moody's the ratings agency has changed the blocks outlook from stable to negative warning it faces being downgraded moody's or said the decision reflected the issues in the e.u. ski budget contributors are dealing with earlier this year the ratings of germany france and britain adding that the lens will also switch to a negative outlook that's despite relentless meetings between the e.u. leaders which have so far failed to deliver any solutions and a lead to email suggested that the troika all of international lenders want greece one of the most debt stricken countries to work six days a week and longer hours to fulfill their financial obligations martin mess

nations in every part of the world have traveled this difficult path. europe, the bloodist battlefield of the 20th century is unitedazil to south africa, from turkey to south korea, from india to indonesia people of different races, religions have lifted people out of poverty while respecting the rights of nations and meeting their responsibility as nations. it is because of the progress that i've witnessed in my own lifetime, the progress that i've witnessed after nearly four years as president, that i remain ever hopeful about the world that we live in. the war in iraq is over. american troops have come home. we have begun a transition in afghanistan. and america and our allies will end our war on schedule in 2014. al-qaida has been weakened, and osama bin laden is no more, nations have come together to lockdown nuclear materials and america and russia are reducing our arsenals. we have seen hard choices made from cairo, to put more power in the hands of citizens. in the time of economic challenge the world has come together to broaden prosperity. through the g-20 we have partnered with emerging countries to keep

all kinds of things we can do. >> sarah, finally there is a lot of skepticism abouts the united nationsn in the united states, some of it is politics but some of it is the ineffectual nature of the u.n. to respond to crises such as syria. can the u.n. really be used as a vehicle for change in education? >> i think it can. i think ban ki-moon as the secretary general wants to commit his second term to seeing education as a pathway through. i think also is one of those things that opens up so much. so it does open up pathways to better economic prosperity and also pathways to peace, too, which we desperately want to see around the world. there's always a degree of bureaucracy in the big institutions but the education piece comes with a big heart and a big drive through. and also gordon has a position with the envoy where he can go to one side and get on with the operations. from united nations to enisco and others without getting immersed in the bureaucratic ways and the little bits of red tape. >> exactly. sar sarah, brown. what political headlines will make news. [ jack ] after lauren b

iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address the united nations on yam kippur.all for a new world order and israel, too. and here is president obama's response to this. >> make no mistake, pa nuclear armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained, threaten the elimination of israel, the security of gulf nations and the security of global economy and that's why the united states must do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> and that's president obama speaking at the u.n. yesterday and ahmadinejad speaks today. in the next hour, the american muslim's response from the american islamic forum for democracy. joining us at 10:15. and elizabeth warren making headlines again, but do you remember this? >> in this country, who got rich on his own, nobody. you built a factory out there good for you, but i want to be clear, you moved your goods to markets on the roads to paid for. >> the woman who started the income envy debate with that rant. turns out she was getting paid by a steel company and that against the unions. could it be true? and

david lee miller is live at the united nations now. is the edge i have having to say here? >> well, the envoy said the situation is dire in syria. he talked today about what he described as a massive destruction of that country's infrastructure. growing sense of lawlessness. consider this statistic, today alone 48 civilians were killed. 22 regime soldiers died. also a shortage of food and the u.n. says it is going to get worse now with the onset of winter. shepard? >> shepard: is there anything on the possibility of a diplomatic solution to this? >> unfortunately, the envoy today gave a very discouraging assess bment ending the blood shed soon. diplomats tell fox that the envoy behind closed doors addressed a security council and he told the council that he recently met with the syrian president bashar assad and that assad told him that he was not going to step down. furthermore, the eni have said the situation although very bad in syria said there is a glimmer of hope. >> >> the situation is indeed extremely difficult. there is a stal